Author Archives: John Moynes

Vladimir Putin agreed a Donald Trump White House would help secure Moscow’s strategic objectives, Kremlin documents apparently reveal

In Moscow they wanted a way
To humiliate the USA
So they went to the stump
To promote Donald Trump
Well, that’s what these leaked papers say

John Moynes

Getty

A survey has found a large majority of Spaniards prefer tortilla de patatas with onion

I honestly wasn’t aware
That in Spain if a cook were to dare
To rashly include
Onions in the food
Then some people’s tempers would flare

John Moynes

iStock

A new survey says Dublin is the second-most ‘coffee-obsessed’ capital in the world, but the quality is lower than many cities

Dublin’s the city to go
To if you’re looking for Joe
But do we pass the test
For brewing the best?
I’m sorry, the answer is no

John Moynes

RollingNews

Texas statehouse Democrats flew out of the state to block Republicans from passing new voter ID laws

In Texas the Democrats said
That all their lawmakers have fled
They’re not cowards, they note
They’re protecting the vote
So the GOP’s plans are now dead

John Moynes

AP

Richard Branson on board his Virgin Galactic flght as it reached the ‘edge of space’

The tedious plutocrat Rick
Is currently feeling quite slick
As he’s just won the race
To almost reach space
Which he thinks is a rather neat trick

John Moynes

AP

British Brexit secretary Lord David Frost says he wants a “consensual approach” to resolving issues around the Northern Ireland protocol

Lord Frost cannot understand why
The protocol signed for NI
Turned into a mess
Well this is my guess:
Boris said that it wouldn’t apply

John Moynes

Getty

Plans to transport 13 savannah elephants from Howletts Wild Animal Park (above) in England back to the wild in Africa have come unstuck

A charity over in Kent
Quite proudly announced their intent
To send, on a plane
Elephants home again
But failed to seek Kenyan consent

John Moynes

Pic: The Aspinall Foundation

British MPs say Irish nationals should be allowed to become British citizens without paying the £1,330 fee fee or taking a test

If you’ve been champing at the bit
To officially become a Brit
Well several MPs
Say “do so with ease”
If you’re Irish and also a twit

John Moynes

Alamy

The so-called ‘sausage wars’ have been used used by its opponents as a symbol of all that is wrong with the Northern Ireland protocol

The details of a large trade deal
Are things that most normal folk feel
Are rather a bore
So they call it a war
In the hope it might have some appeal

John Moynes

Getty

Meanwhile…

Nine years!

Happy birthday, John!

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson aims to end to Covid rules On July 19 despite ‘scientists’ warnings’

In England there’s people who long
For a leader, decisive and strong
Who will boldly say
That he’s having his way
Without thinking what could go wrong

John Moynes

Sky News